Welcome to Civil Engineering Department
The Department of Civil Engineering was established in 1979 to offer B.E. in Civil Engineering. The M.Tech. programme in Structural Engineering was added in the year 1986. Research environment was initiated in 2004 by establishing the research centre under VTU, Belagavi to offer Ph.D. in Civil Engineering sciences.
The department enjoys the services of the dedicated faculty with expertise and specialization in all the major areas of Civil Engineering. The faculty have published 70+ technical papers in reputed journals; presented several papers in prestigious National and International conferences.
All the laboratories are well equipped with state-of-the-art testing facilities. The department offers quality assurance & material testing facility and consultancy services to various organizations. It is also involved in the third party inspection of civil works, construction auditing etc.
The department regularly organizes STTPs/ workshops, conferences, training programmes. at regional and national levels. The department has been recognized as a training centre by Karnataka Engineering Research Station (KERS), Mysore to impart training to the Engineers of Govt. of Karnataka under continuing education programmes.
Many students graduated from the Civil Engineering Department have occupied top positions in prestigious organizations across the globe, besides entrepreneurs and professionals.